James Lee

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital

Academic Affiliations

Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Research Theme

Brain, Behaviour & Development

Research Group

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Research Areas

Epilepsy

Sleep Apnea

Sleep Disorders

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Contact

james.lee@cw.bc.ca

Phone

(604) 875-2345 ext. 2121

Mailing Address

4480 Oak Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6H 3V4

Overview: Dr. James Lee's research interests include Sleep Medicine (home monitoring for assessment of sleep-disordered breathing, circadian rhythms) and Epilepsy (sleep in patients with Dravet syndrome). He is involved in evaluating the utilization of and satisfaction with Telehealth.
Research: Sleep at Home
Multidisciplinary project to identify and evaluate home sleep monitoring devices against in-lab polysomnography.
Sleep quality in patients with Dravet Syndrome
Project to identify, characterize sleep disorders in patients with Dravet syndrome evaluated for neuropsychiatric concerns.

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